Matt Shakespeare @mattshakey.bsky.social · 20h“As an expat I can’t stand all these economic migrants” 000
Reposted by Matt Shakespeare███ACTED @vicjager.bsky.social · 11/10/2026For the non-Americans who wonder how Americans can get into deep medical debt despite having medical insurance: 101722301
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareAntony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026NEW BLOGPOST: If your disused branch line is only a mile long, then something like the Stourbridge Shuttle can work! cambridgetownowl.com/2026/10/12/w... More on light rail. 033
Reposted by Matt ShakespearePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23hDeloitte in Cyprus helped in falsifying documents to hide Roman Abramovich's wealth and evade tax, Leaked documents show transactions backdated and tailored. Assets spirited away to BVI. Big four accounting firms advise UK govts, get public contracts, routinely implicated in scandals.bbc.co.ukDeloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealthBackdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, BBC finds. 31590342
Reposted by Matt ShakespearePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Corporate Welfare Tory tax break for banks cost UK public purse £6bn In 2023 Tory govt cut the bank surcharge from 8% to 3%. Current govt hasn't reversed it. Record profits, exec pay, dividends at banks Reversing the surcharge would raise billions.theguardian.comTory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUCExclusive: Chancellor urged to reverse Jeremy Hunt’s tax surcharge cuts to claw back billions in lost revenue 26790414
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareDonna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Imagine a politician insulting his own followers' IQ to their faces with "I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap" and having them prove him right in real time by cheering for it. Comedy writers couldn’t script a better cult parody. #momsky #sheshed 67603233
Matt Shakespeare @mattshakey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Should be first item in every news bulletin for a week 000
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 09/10/2026Wow. Donald Trump is giving money to Putin’s war machine so he can keep killing innocent Ukrainians and attacking democracies across Europe. The UK must lead a coalition of the willing that stands up and says no. 741010278
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareLarry J. Simon @larryjsimon.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“Nice people made the best Nazis.” —Naomi Shulman 1328
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareEd Morrish @edmorrish.com · 19/07/2025another good way of thinking about what cracking value radio 4 is that it makes twenty hours of programming a day - news, drama, comedy, documentaries, a soap opera, arts - for about £90m/yr, while spotify pay joe rogan about £60m/year to listen gullibly to liars for about nine hours per week 426984
Reposted by Matt Shakespearematty @mattio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is wild - somebody did a deep dive into the real stories behind this famous XKCD: sheets.works/data-viz/hol... 251314628
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026No pressure but if this gets to a million views, I'll be able to pay the mortgage this month. Thank you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHUv...youtube.comMost TV is Just This NowYouTube video by Michael Spicer 42707260
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareSam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump: I'll let the Iranians hit Southern California The press (slur): what did he mean by this? Trump 24 hours later: I said the Iranians should hit San Diego or Los Angeles. With a missile. It will be traumatic. 1476117
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Whose bright idea was it to have a Ukrainian kids choir sing under a Shahed drone suspended from the roof? #CPC26 22515
Reposted by Matt ShakespearePJ Taylor @thepjtaylor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My greatest #jeffreyarcher story. I was a lobby correspondent Archer was selected as the Tory London mayoral candidate in 1999... 24924
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareStephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him. 431780677
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareChris @christ36.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Tim Farron already welcoming them 👍 2273
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice." 2872552924
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 02/10/2026I was pretty cynical about Man City’s financial doping and didn’t like the idea of stripping titles etc, but seeing their utterly shameless response and desperate threats makes me want the book thrown at them. 581129207
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026£900,000,000 Nine, hundred, million, new, English, pounds - strip the titles - put a massive asterisk next to the Pep years - expel them from the league - forced sale of club due to owners failing 'fit and proper' test - turn Etihad into dog racing tracktheguardian.comManchester City found guilty on all Premier League charges over rule breachesManchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period 127916
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareHumanists UK @humanists.uk · 30/09/2026Humanists UK mourns Dame Esther Rantzen (1940–2026) Esther was a great champion of human dignity. She approached her final years with the same fearless determination that defined her career of advocacy, using her own experience to shine a light on the suffering caused by our outdated laws. 745494
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 30/09/20261/19 Eleven years after a church picnic in New York killed a thousand people, a company picnic in Chicago killed 844 more. The ship never left the wharf. She rolled over while the band was playing, in twenty feet of water, six metres from the bank. The SS Eastland. A 🧵. #maritimehistory 311240
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareVelour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose 682154710
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareLiz Webster 🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Should the U.K. rejoin the EU and reverse Brexit? Get voting! www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... 134629259
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The school notebook of the 14-year-old boy killed by Russia in Kyiv today. The Russian strike killed him in the middle of the day, in his own room. His desk still had the notebook with unfinished homework. 36688329
Reposted by Matt Shakespeare👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/09/2026A lot of times, I talk about planning permission and listed building consent and someone will jump in to say “well the council won’t do anything even if the developer doesn’t get it” so here is an example of the council Doing Something www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...rightmove.co.ukCheck out this 6 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove6 bedroom detached house for sale in 14 Green Head Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 6EA, BD20 for £200,000. Marketed by BTG Eddisons Property Auctions, Nationwide 1211015
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger. 442233734
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026this isn't conjecture. This is the EXACT reason why one of the quickest ways to shut down a fash with a camera is to start shouting: "this video is brought to you by SquareSpace!" INSTANT demonitization. Because the streaming/social platforms already protect their advertisers more than the state. 9691148
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareNeil Fawcett @neilmfawcett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Has someone in the policy unit been at the sherry again? If we've got a few billion to spend, I'm pretty sure there are more important priorities than tax cuts for the top 20% of earners. Like, you know, the NHS, SEND, transport infrastructure, or even carers. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comEd Davey promises £17bn income tax cut if Lib Dems are electedGrowth created by rejoining EU single market and customs union would fund change, Davey tells the party’s conference 84719
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareMags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea. 10830433
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareAndy Dawson @andydawson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'll be BBC Soundsing the life out of this later on 1192
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareGlennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Why do so many cartoon hippos wear shower hats when they have such little hair? Oh, you meant questions about the job, didn't you?" 24310
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareLizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible 24865571
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareAndrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 16/09/2026They pick some great leaders in the Reform Party in Wales Gwent police said: “On Sunday 13 September, a 45-year-old man, from the Aberbargoed area, was arrested on suspicion of assault and engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comLeader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assaultDan Thomas, elected in May, says he does not wish to be a ‘distraction’ on same day Reform MS defects to Plaid Cymru 53413
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026On Labour planning to introduce tougher residency requirements in response to Reform's £72m donations, Lib Dem spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said it's "not good enough" and calls for an overall cap. "We can't keep playing whack-a-mole with each new attempt by Farage to sell out our democracy." 217457
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareIda B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I just saw this commercial on SNF, and I aint gon lie, it had my full attention. Wasnt expecting that 16751721104
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareLee Dillon MP for Newbury @leedillonmp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Sepsis claims five lives an hour in the UK. It can affect anyone at anytime, but fast action can save lives. This Sepsis Awareness Month, I’m joining the UK Sepsis Trust to raise awareness of this condition and its symptoms. More: buff.ly/AI9THNH 012
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareBarry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Lib Dems came close to winning this seat, but sadly Reform U.K. won by a small margin. To ensure there are fewer Reform wins, check out the Stop Reform U.K. tactical voting advice when there is a by-election in your ward. #StopReformUK stopreformuk.votestopreformuk.voteStop Reform and the ToriesStop Reform and the Tories in the UK Parliament, Local Elections, the Senedd, and the Scottish Parliament. 0910
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareLucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 09/09/2026Andy Burnham was challenged on our FT scoop about Anthropic by Lib Dem leader Ed Davey at PMQs today The PM warned AI ‘poses risks to our national security’, but insisted it ‘could also be the source of solutions’ 11910
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I know. It baffles me how little traction that story got. Also Tommy Robinson going to Moscow. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTommy Robinson’s Musk-funded Russia trip spurs call to defend UK democracyEd Davey voices concern about the Musk family foundation taking the far-right activist on a visit to Moscow 1135
Reposted by Matt ShakespeareGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster 2103241824
